Hungarian president resigns after pardoning child sex abuse accomplice | Child Rights

Hungarian president resigns after pardoning child sex abuse accomplice | Child Rights

NewsFeed Hungary’s President Katalin Novak bowed to public pressure to resign after it was revealed she pardoned the deputy director of a state-run children’s school who was convicted for covering up the sexual abuse of its director. Published On 11 Feb 202411 Feb 2024 Check out our Latest News and…

How Israel has destroyed Gaza’s schools and universities | Israel War on Gaza News

How Israel has destroyed Gaza’s schools and universities | Israel War on Gaza News

Grade five and six students at the Rosary Sister’s School in Gaza were supposed to sit for a science test on October 9, 2023, two days after Israel launched its devastating military assault on Gaza. But they never got to sit the test. The school along with its library and…

Photos: Greek students protest government plan for private universities | Education News

Photos: Greek students protest government plan for private universities | Education News

Thousands of Greek students rallied in Athens and other cities on Thursday to protest against planned education reforms that would allow the introduction of private universities in the country. The conservative government of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who won a second term last year, is expected to submit a bill to parliament…

University of Pennsylvania president quits after anti-Semitism uproar | Education News

University of Pennsylvania president quits after anti-Semitism uproar | Education News

Elizabeth Magill faced backlash after failing to say that calling for genocide against Jews would violate university policy. The president of a top university in the United States has resigned after a backlash over her testimony at a congressional hearing on rising anti-Semitism on campuses. University of Pennsylvania President Elizabeth…

‘Unprecedented’ decline in global literacy scores, OECD report says | Education News

‘Unprecedented’ decline in global literacy scores, OECD report says | Education News

A global education survey has revealed an “unprecedented” decline in academic progress in many countries. The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) survey, published on Tuesday, is the first such study since the COVID-19 pandemic and showed the historic setbacks suffered by students. The average international mathematics score fell by…

For Every Child, Every RightDelivering Psychosocial Support for Crisis Impacted Children — Global Issues

For Every Child, Every RightDelivering Psychosocial Support for Crisis Impacted Children — Global Issues

Aya, a 5-year-old girl clutching her doll to ease her fear, gazes at Gaza’s sky filled with warplanes from inside an UNRWA school in the Gaza Strip. Credit: UNRWA by Joyce Chimbi (nairobi) Monday, November 20, 2023 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Nov 20 (IPS) – As the global community marks World…

PPPs Fiscal Hoax Is a Blank Financial Silver Bullet — Global Issues

PPPs Fiscal Hoax Is a Blank Financial Silver Bullet — Global Issues

Opinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram (kuala lumpur, malaysia) Wednesday, November 08, 2023 Inter Press Service KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Nov 08 (IPS) – Public-private partnerships (PPPs) for infrastructure and service provision are both costly and risky. Worse, PPPs typically fail to ensure universal, let alone fair access to public amenities. Public-private partnerships?…

Commonwealth Civil Society Offers Ministers Crucial Recommendations for Gender Equality Advancement — Global Issues

Commonwealth Civil Society Offers Ministers Crucial Recommendations for Gender Equality Advancement — Global Issues

Keithlin Caroo speaks to young Saint Lucian on International Rural Women’s Day. Education is an important part of advocacy on behalf of women and girls. Credit: Alison Kentish/IPS by Alison Kentish (saint lucia) Friday, November 03, 2023 Inter Press Service SAINT LUCIA, Nov 03 (IPS) – Amid fears that global shocks…

Sharing ‘Real-Time’ Data, Consistent, Simple Messaging Helps — Global Issues

Sharing ‘Real-Time’ Data, Consistent, Simple Messaging Helps — Global Issues

Aradhiya Khan, 25, a transwoman, got her vaccination in the middle of the night in July 2021, when the centre was less crowded, and stood in the women’s line as there was none for her gender. by Zofeen Ebrahim (karachi) Tuesday, October 31, 2023 Inter Press Service KARACHI, Oct 31 (IPS)…